Bob Beauprez
Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez was a Republican candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2014 elections.[1] Bob Beauprez lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
From 2003-2007, Beauprez served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 7th congressional district of Colorado.
He was considered a potential candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014, but decided to enter the gubernatorial race instead.[2]
Beauprez made his first bid for the governorship in 2006, while he was still serving in Congress. He lost to Democrat Bill Ritter in the general election on November 7, 2006, by a wide margin of 17 percentage points.[1]
On June 24, 2014, Beauprez overtook three opponents in the Republican primary, winning the party's nomination with 30 percent of the vote. He faced Democratic incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper and several minor party and unaffiliated candidates in the general election, which Hickenlooper narrowly won.[3]
Biography
Beauprez was raised on a dairy farm in Colorado, where he worked for over four decades. He and his wife then bought and ran a community bank. Under their management, they opened 12 new branches.[4]
His political career began in earnest when he became Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party in 1999. He held the role until 2002, when he was first elected to the U.S. House by the voters of Colorado's 7th Congressional District. After completing two terms in Congress, Beauprez returned to northwest Colorado to work on his family's buffalo breeding ranch.[4]
In addition to the family business, Beauprez serves as editor-and-chief of A Line of Sight, an online magazine about public policy.[5] Beauprez has published one book, entitled A Return to Values: a Conservative.[4]
Political career
U.S. House of Representatives (2003-2007)
Beauprez was first elected to the United States House of Representatives by voters of the 7th congressional district of Colorado in 2002, and was sworn in the following January. He ran for, and won, re-election in 2004 and left office after his second term expired in January 2007. During his four years in the U.S. House, Beauprez was assigned to the Committees on Ways and Means, Veterans Affairs and Transportation.[4]
Elections
2014
- See also: Colorado Gubernatorial election, 2014 and United States Senate elections in Colorado, 2014
Beauprez ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Colorado in 2014. His running mate for lieutenant governor was Jill Rapella.[6]
He won the Republican nomination in the June 24 primary and was defeated by Democratic incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper in the general election. Matthew Hess (L), Harry Hempy (G) and several unaffiliated candidates were also on the ballot.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
In late 2012, Beauprez' name surfaced on a short list of possible Republican challengers to incumbent Sen. Mark Udall (D) in the 2014 U.S. Senate elections.[7] In the end, Beauprez opted against entering the U.S. Senate race, and filed his candidacy for governor on March 3, 2014.[1]
Results
Primary election
| Governor of Colorado, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Bob Beauprez |
30.2% | 116,333 | ||
| Tom Tancredo | 26.7% | 102,830 | ||
| Scott Gessler | 23.2% | 89,213 | ||
| Mike Kopp | 19.9% | 76,373 | ||
| Total Votes | 384,749 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State. | ||||
Results
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia Incumbent |
49.3% | 1,006,433 | |
| Republican | Bob Beauprez/Jill Rapella | 46% | 938,195 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Hess/Brandon Young | 1.9% | 39,590 | |
| Green | Harry Hempy/Scott Olson | 1.3% | 27,391 | |
| Unaffiliated | Mike Dunafon/Robin Roberts | 1.2% | 24,042 | |
| Unaffiliated | Paul Fiorino/Charles Whitley | 0.3% | 5,923 | |
| Total Votes | 2,041,574 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Race background
Democratic nomination
Democratic incumbent Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ran for re-election in 2014 alongside Lieutenant Governor Joseph Garcia (D). Hickenlooper and Garcia were first elected together in 2010. They were uncontested for re-nomination in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014.
Republican nomination
On June 24, Colorado voters selected Bob Beauprez as the Republican nominee for governor. It was the only contested primary for a statewide office held that day. Beauprez represented Colorado's 7th Congressional District from 2003 to 2007 and he was the Republican nominee for governor in 2006.[8] He drew 30 percent of the primary vote, according to unofficial totals, defeating Tom Tancredo (27 percent), Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler (23 percent) and Mike Kopp (20 percent).[9] Gessler passed up a possible second term as secretary of state in 2014 in favor of an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to challenge Hickenlooper for the state's top office. Since Gessler was knocked out of the governor's race, he was unable to make a bid for re-election as secretary of state.
On the advertising front, the primary campaign season was a relatively quiet one for the governor's race, a trend which was not continued in the general election. According to the candidates' campaign finance reports due July 1, Hickenlooper raised nearly $3 million in preparation for the second phase of the 2014 campaign cycle and ended the reporting period with $579,268 of cash on hand. Meanwhile, Beauprez, having weathered a tough primary battle, was left with $34,921 cash on hand. Beauprez' total fundraising for the cycle as of June 25 was $351,921, and he already faced loans exceeding $500,000, most of which he lent to himself.[10]
General election
Hickenlooper, Beauprez, Matthew Hess (Libertarian), Harry Hempy (Green) and various unaffiliated candidates competed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[11][12]
In September 2014, Governing rated the race between Hickenlooper and Beauprez as a "Toss-up" while The Cook Political Report gave Hickenlooper a slight advantage with a "Lean D" rating.[13][14]
Debates
October 6 debate
A debate hosted by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce evolved from an economics discussion into a clash over public safety issues between John Hickenlooper (D) and Bob Beauprez (R). Beauprez blamed Hickenlooper for what he considered lax oversight of state prisons, citing recent instances where inmates convicted of violent crimes were released without public notice. Hickenlooper argued that once someone who committed a crime has served a sentence, there is no legal rationale for keeping the person incarcerated. He also argued that the state legislature failed to pass a new law in 2013 that would have created an intermediary step between prison and freedom for inmates with psychological issues or histories of violent behavior.[15]
Hickenlooper and Beauprez also shared their views on controversial topics including marijuana legalization and immigration policy during the debate. Hickenlooper argued that other states should take notice of the difficulties Colorado faces in the early days of marijuana legalization and said that Colorado residents who supported legalization lacked the information to make an informed vote.[15]
Beauprez also addressed immigration policy, having previously argued that people in the country illegally should be sent back to their home countries before returning through official channels. Beauprez suggested during the debate that this process would not be necessary as part of immigration reform.[15]
Polls
General election
| Colorado Governor General Election-Hickenlooper, Beauprez, Hess and Hempy | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Bob Beauprez (R) | Matthew Hess (L) | Harry Hempy (G) | Other | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||
| SurveyUSA October 29, 2014 | 46% | 46% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | +/-4 | 618 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 22-27, 2014 | 40% | 45% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 9% | +/-3.4 | 844 | |||||||||||
| NBC News/Marist October 24, 2014 | 46% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 6% | +/-3.6 | 755 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 15-21, 2014 | 45% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 7% | +/-3.1 | 974 | |||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 16-19, 2014 | 45% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 7% | +/-3.5 | 778 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 8-13, 2014 | 42% | 46% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 6% | +/-3.1 | 988 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University September 10-15, 2014 | 40% | 50% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | +/-2.8 | 1,211 | |||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 43.43% | 45.14% | 2.86% | 1.86% | 0.71% | 6% | +/-3.36 | 881.14 | |||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Hickenlooper, Beauprez and Hess
| Colorado Governor General Election-Hickenlooper, Beauprez and Hess | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Bob Beauprez (R) | Matthew Hess (L) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing October 16, 2014 | 44% | 48% | 6% | 3% | +/-4 | 695 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Hickenlooper vs. Beauprez
| Colorado Governor General Election - Hickenlooper vs. Beauprez | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Bob Beauprez (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University October 17-20, 2014 | 50% | 43% | 7% | +/-4.7 | 431 | ||||||||||||||
| CNN/ORC October 9-13, 2014 | 49% | 48% | 3% | +/-4 | 665 | ||||||||||||||
| High Point University October 4-8, 2014 | 44% | 46% | 10% | +/-3.5 | 876 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen September 3-4, 2014 | 44% | 45% | 8% | +/-3.5 | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| NBC/Marist September 1-2, 2014 | 43% | 39% | 9% | +/-3.1 | 795 | ||||||||||||||
| CBS/NYT/YouGov July 5-24, 2014 | 48% | 48% | 1% | +/-3.0 | 1,990 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (D) July 17-20, 2014 | 44% | 43% | 12% | +/-3.8 | 653 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University July 10-14, 2014 | 43% | 44% | 10% | +/-2.9 | 1,147 | ||||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing July 8-19, 214 | 49% | 43% | 8% | +/-3.0 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||
| NBC/Marist July 7-10, 2014 | 49% | 43% | 7% | +/-3.1 | 914 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen June 25-26, 2014 | 44% | 44% | 8% | +/-4.0 | 750 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University April 15-21, 2014 | 48% | 39% | 10% | +/-2.7 | 1,298 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (D-National Coalition for Safer Roads) April 17-20, 2014 | 48% | 41% | 11% | +/-- | 618 | ||||||||||||||
| Magellan (R-Liberty Foundation of America) April 14-15, 2014 | 50% | 35% | 5% | +/-3.7 | 717 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling March 13-16, 2014 | 48% | 38% | 14% | +/-4.1 | 568 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 46.73% | 42.6% | 8.2% | +/-2.91 | 888.53 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical match-ups
Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo
| Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Tom Tancredo (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 48% | 40% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013) | 46% | 45% | 1% | 9% | +/-2.9 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 47% | 42.5% | 0.5% | 10.5% | +/-3.05 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hickenlooper vs. Gessler
| Hickenlooper vs. Gessler | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Scott Gessler (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 47% | 40% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013) | 47% | 42% | 1% | 10% | +/-2.9 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 47% | 41% | 0.5% | 11% | +/-3.05 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hickenlooper vs. Brophy
| Hickenlooper vs. Brophy | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Greg Brophy (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 44% | 43% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013) | 47% | 40% | 1% | 12% | +/-2.9 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 45.5% | 41.5% | 0.5% | 12% | +/-3.05 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hickenlooper vs. Kopp
| Hickenlooper vs. Kopp | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Mike Kopp (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 45% | 37% | 0% | 17% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Campaign media
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2006
On November 7, 2006, Bill Ritter won election to the office of Governor of Colorado. He defeated Bob Beauprez (R), Dawn Winkler (L), Paul Fiorino (I), Clyde Harkins (C) and Charles "Chuck" Sylvester (Write-in) in the general election.
| Governor of Colorado, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Ritter |
57% | 888,095 | |
| Republican | Bob Beauprez | 40.2% | 625,886 | |
| Libertarian | Dawn Winkler | 1.5% | 23,323 | |
| Independent | Paul Fiorino | 0.7% | 10,996 | |
| Constitution | Clyde Harkins | 0.6% | 9,716 | |
| Write-in | Charles "Chuck" Sylvester | 0% | 389 | |
| Total Votes | 1,558,405 | |||
| Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Beauprez currently resides in Lafayette, Colorado, with his wife, Claudia, and their son, Jim.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Governor of Colorado
- Colorado Gubernatorial election, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Colorado, 2014
- United States Senate
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Denver Business Journal, "9News: Bob Beauprez enters Colorado governor's race," March 3, 2014
- ↑ Fox31 Denver, "Schaffer, Beauprez, Brophy keeping 2014 options open," November 20, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Statewide Results: Governor - Republican Party," June 27, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Bob Beauprez for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "About," accessed June 27, 2014
- ↑ Townhall.com, Finance, "Columnists: Bob Beauprez," accessed June 27, 2014
- ↑ Bob Beauprez for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Meet Jill," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ Fox31 Denver, "Schaffer, Beauprez, Brophy keeping 2014 options open," November 20, 2012
- ↑ Bob Beauprez for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Colorado - Summary Vote Results," last updated June 25, 2014
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Hickenlooper fundraising passes $3 million mark," July 1, 2014
- ↑ Reuters, "Former congressman Beauprez to challenge Colorado governor," June 24, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Official Candidate List," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Governing, "2014 Governors Races," September 10, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "Governors Race Ratings 2014," September 15, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 The Denver Post, "Pot, immigration trip up governor, Senate candidates in Denver debates," October 6, 2014
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